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Phar Kim Beng

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and International Studies - Doctor of Philosophy, Meiji University
  • Masters in International Peace Studies - Masters Degree, University of Notre Dame, IN
  • MPhil in International Relations - Masters Degree, University of Cambridge
  • Bachelor of Human Sciences (Political Science) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Phar Kim Beng (Prof. Dr.)

Professor
IIUM KL Campus

INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND ASEAN STUDIES

Additional Assignments:

Director, Institute of International and ASEAN Studies

mustapharkim@iium.edu.my
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Publications


Articles

2026 A broken promise can only incense the GCC further: Credibility matters. Awani International, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2026 All Malaysians should stand up against the false rhetoric that Malays are being marginalised. The Malay Mail, 2026 (1) pp. 1-6
2026 Asean between raw politics and AI-enabled warfare in West Asia. Malay Mail, NA (NA) pp. 1-7
2026 ASEAN must adapt to an age of geopolitical turmoil. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (38) pp. 1-3
2026 ASEAN must stay above the fray. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (39) pp. 1-3
2026 Between distant chokepoints and regional calm: why MALPAN matters more than it appears. Awani International, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2026 Beware militarisation in the South China Sea. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (34) pp. 1-3
2026 Canberra is still wary of China: Malaysia and ASEAN understand Australia's concerns. Awani International, NA (NA) pp. 1-6
2026 Cautious optimism as Xi and Trump prepare for first 2026 summit. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (36) pp. 1-3
2026 Conflicts in the gulf can only embolden North Korea. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (20) pp. 1-3
2026 Drones spiking risk of a mega-miscalculation in Persian Gulf. Asia Times, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2026 Energy shock requires swift impactful response. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (24) pp. 1-3
2026 Eye in the sky adds new dimension to Iran conflict. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (30) pp. 1-3
2026 For ASEAN mili-lateralism more practical than multilateralism. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (37) pp. 1-4
2026 Fragile truce dictates that we prepare for the worst. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (31) pp. 1-3
2026 From ultimatum to indulgence - the anxiety deepens. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (22) pp. 1-3
2026 From Venezuela to Greenland, now back to Iran again?. Awani International, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2026 Get your priorities right Malaysia. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (18) pp. 1-3
2026 How a war on land comes to be fought at sea. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (32) pp. 1-3
2026 Malaysia shows compassion, competence with wartime repatriation. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (19) pp. 1-3
2026 Peace in pieces - a ceasefire that never was. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (27) pp. 1-3
2026 Places, not bases, continue to predominate in Indo-Pacific. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (21) pp. 1-3
2026 Rules-based order a strategic necessity. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (35) pp. 1-2
2026 Running a country based on a stable ringgit has never been easy. Awani International, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2026 Southeast Asia faces contrasting energy challenges as crisis deepens. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (28) pp. 1-3
2026 Stopping Trump an impossible task. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (26) pp. 1-3
2026 Trump gambling with lifeblood of world economy. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (29) pp. 1-3
2026 Trump supporters having second thoughts. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (33) pp. 1-3
2026 Urging Iranians to rise against Tehran is a hyper-risky move. Awani International, NA (NA) pp. 1-3
2026 West Asia conflict triggers tsunami of price increases. Free Malaysia Today, 2026 (25) pp. 1-3
2026 When US meets China: conflict in West Asia cannot be avoided. Awani International, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2025 Anchoring trust: Malaysia and Australia's strategic partnership beyond seven decades. The Malay Mail, NA (NA) pp. 1-5
2025 Arctic route could undercut ASEAN’s trade role. https://asiatimes.com/2025/09/arctic-route-could-undercut-aseans-trade-role/, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2025 ASEAN Chairmanship and Related Summits do not end when they end - they carry forward through continuity and consensus. ASEAN Chairmanship and Related Summits do not end when they end - they carry forward through continuity and consensus, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 ASEAN’s rare earths promise needs unity and resolve. ASEAN’s rare earths promise needs unity and resolve, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2025 Breaking up is hard to do: Germany, NATO, and ASEAN’s diplomatic lessons. Breaking up is hard to do: Germany, NATO, and ASEAN’s diplomatic lessons, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 China and ASEAN must overcome their challenges in building more railways. China and ASEAN must overcome their challenges in building more railways, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 Code of Conduct of the South China Sea cannot be completed by 2026. Code of Conduct of the South China Sea cannot be completed by 2026, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 Forging the Crescent Bridge: Pakistan and Malaysia's expanding strategic partnership. Forging the Crescent Bridge: Pakistan and Malaysia's expanding strategic partnership, NA (NA) pp. 1-3
2025 If you think Southeast Asia is bad, think of Northeast Asia for a change. If you think Southeast Asia is bad, think of Northeast Asia for a change, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 Islam and confucianism can be known through The ASEAN-GCC-China rapprochement. BERNAMA, NA (NA) pp. 1-3
2025 Kebijaksanaan diplomasi Anwar dan ASEAN. Sinar Harian, () pp.
2025 Kebijaksanaan diplomasi Anwar, ASEAN angkat negara dan serantau. Berita Harian, Rencana (11hb Ogos 2025) pp. 12
2025 Malaysia holds the power to stabilise China–ASEAN relations. Malaysia holds the power to stabilise China–ASEAN relations, 1 (1) pp. 1-1
2025 Malaysia need not be in the first island chain - with or without Japan's OSA. The Malay Mail, NA (NA) pp. 1-5
2025 Malaysia wields soft power shield amid fighter jet gaps. Malaysia wields soft power shield amid fighter jet gaps, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2025 Space is America’s next frontier, not EU’s next bureaucracy. Space is America’s next frontier, not EU’s next bureaucracy, NA (NA) pp. 1-5
2025 Thai-Cambodian relapse is one of many border disputes: ASEAN’s ongoing role in regional stability remains central. Thai-Cambodian relapse is one of many border disputes: ASEAN’s ongoing role in regional stability remains central, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 Thailand, Cambodia know peace begins when war of words ends. New Straits Times, NA (NA) pp. 1-3
2025 The circumscribed power of ASEAN and its effective deployment of self-restraint. Circumscribed Power; ASEAN; Chairmanship 2025; Self-restraint, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 The grotesque Gaza war which Asean has to take serious note. Malay Mail, () pp.
2025 The new contagion of nuclear escalation. The new contagion of nuclear escalation, NA (NA) pp. 1-5
2025 Trump provides new fuel for Myanmar’s Rohingya genocide. Trump provides new fuel for Myanmar’s Rohingya genocide, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2025 Understanding the depth and reach of Pakistan as a sectoral partner of Asean. Malay Mail, () pp.
2025 War or Peace: ASEAN must transcend differences to nurture civilizational seeds in East Asia. War or Peace: ASEAN must transcend differences to nurture civilizational seeds in East Asia, NA (NA) pp. 1-1